# tutu

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtutu/ · frequency rank #28,409

## Definitions
1. A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French tutu, from cucu (“bum, bottom”), playful reduplication of cul (“arse”).

## Easily confused with
- **tux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tutu-vs-tux)
- **Tu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tu-vs-tutu)
- **TT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tt-vs-tutu)
- **tub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tub-vs-tutu)
- **tug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tug-vs-tutu)
- **tit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tit-vs-tutu)
- **tat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tat-vs-tutu)
- **TNT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tnt-vs-tutu)
- **tau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tau-vs-tutu)
- **Tue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tue-vs-tutu)
- **tot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tot-vs-tutu)
- **Thu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thu-vs-tutu)
- **tum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tum-vs-tutu)
- **tru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tru-vs-tutu)
- **tun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tun-vs-tutu)
- **tut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tut-vs-tutu)
- **TTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ttc-vs-tutu)
- **tet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tet-vs-tutu)
- **tui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tui-vs-tutu)
- **tur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tur-vs-tutu)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ttutu`, `ttuu`, `tuttu`, `tuut`, `uttu`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tutu